A big thank you to all those who were able to make it to our Annual General Meeting last Sunday. It was great to gather together to hear of what God has been doing in our church and pray for what he might continue to do in the future.
Also special thanks goes to Ros van Rij for taking the minutes of the meeting!
I am please to let you know that Stu Ashdown, Alex Pace and Lachy Stark were elected by the membership and Jo Watson was appointed by the Senior to the Administration Team for the first time. For the next cycle the Administration Team includes the following people:
1. Andrew Southerton (Senior Pastor)
2. Nigel Smith (Trustee)
3. Matthew Pearce (Trustee)
4. Lia Maddock
5. Tess Mortimer
6. Stu Ashdown
7. Alex Pace
8. Lachy Stark
9. Jo Watson
The Administration Team is responsible for overseeing the property, finance and legal obligations of our church. Feel free to approach any members of the team if there is something you would like them to consider at their next monthly meeting.
If you would like to review the minutes you can access them here. They include the Senior Pastor's report and the Trustee's report.
A key item that was mentioned in my report was our plans to move forward with planting the Hutt Valley congregation. Andy will be leading the launch team which will being meeting next Sunday (see details below). The timeline is to farewell the launch team on 3rd November, weekly services from then with a view to a public launch in Q1 2025.
Please be praying for this team as it forms and also for the Hutt Valley that we might be able to reach many more people with the good news of Jesus.
Grace and Peace
Andrew